trick them and get the egg. They find them and fight for it. During the battle the egg goes flying and Pikachu catches it. Misty takes it just in time to see it hatch. It is Togepi, and they all fight over who should keep it. They have a tournament and Ash wins it, but Togepi wants to go with Misty because a Togepi thinks the first thing it sees is it's parent. Togepi first saw Misty and so, Misty gets Togepi.
Episode 51 (Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden)
Continuing on their way, Ash battles a man with a Rhyhorn. The battle is tough, but Bulbasaur wins. Bulbasaur's bulb then starts flashing. They rush it to a Pokémon center and discover it is going to evolve. Bulbasaur leaves his bed and is taken by other Bulbasaur to the mysterious garden where the Bulbasaur evolve into Ivysaur. The group manage to get into the garden behind vines and are watching the ceremony. Bulbasaur doesn't want to evolve. The Venusaur leading the ceremony gets mad at Bulbasaur and attacks it. Ash jumps out in front of Bulbasaur to save it and tries to reason with the Ivysaur. Team Rocket float in and use a vacuum device to suck up all the Ivysaur and the Venusaur. Bulbasaur saves them and Venusaur agrees to let Bulbasaur evolve when it wants to.
Episode 52 (Princess Vs. Princess)
It is Princess Day, the day when there are incredible discounts in the malls, and all sorts of events and activities, but only for girls. Just after having gone shopping and bought a present to get on the bosses good side, Jessie encounters a Lickitung. The Lickitung eats everything Jessie had bought, and so she captures it.When Jessie and Misty hear about a competition where girls can enter to win a set of Pokémon dolls they both get very excited. They have to participate in a Pokémon tournament and Misty and Jessie both win one battle after another, until the final match. Jessie vs. Misty. Pikachu beats all of Jessie's Pokémon, except for Lickitung. Lickitung beats Pikachu, then all of Misty's other Pokémon, but just has she was about to call Staryu, Psyduck comes out. Lickitung's attacks don't effect Psyduck, but do give it a big headache. So, though some psychic attacks, Lickitung looses. And so Misty becomes the winner of the dolls. Jessie is terribly disappointed, but then James and Meowth bought larger versions of the clothes the dolls wore, and so Jessie was happy again pretending to be the dolls on the stand with James and Meowth.
Episode 53 (The Purr-fect Hero)
Continuing on their way, they find out about a school where a pokémon trainer was to visit them, but cannot come. Ash agrees to come in place of this person and shows them his Pikachu. The kids examine Pikachu and much to their joy, but Pikachu doesn't enjoy the pulling and grabbing, Ash pulls Pikachu away just in time to save the kids from a thundershock. Team Rocket invade the school pretending to be magicians. They play a trick where they take Pikachu, and put it into their box, and it disappears, and Meowth appears. A little boy named Timmy is excited to see Meowth, as he was saved by a wild Meowth in the past. Team Rocket get away, but when they make it away from the school, and open their box expecting to see Pikachu. They find Timmy in the box instead. When Meowth realizes that Timmy thinks this Meowth is the one who saved him before, so Meowth does his best to play the role. Back at the school, everyone is admiring Meowth, just as Meowth accidentally says something. When Misty realizes that, Meowth runs off. So, Ash and the kids follow Meowth to a dead end where Team Rocket is waiting, they start a Pokémon battle which causes a rock slide. The wild Meowth comes by again and saves Timmy and Ash from being crushed by a rock, and Team Rocket rolls away on another rock.
Episode 54 (The Case of the K-9 Caper!)
While traveling through the forest, the group see who they think is a thief, Ash sends Pikachu after it, but Pikachu is scared because he holds a gun. When a Growlithe comes by to knock the gun out of it's hand, Pikachu goes. They are all stopped because he isn't a thief, but a police officer training the K-9 police squad. Ash wants to have them train Pikachu, but doesn't realize he must go to. Jenny gets Ash and Pikachu early in the morning and they start. Ash and Pikachu don't make it as the course is tough. Brock suggests for him to not try because he feels Pikachu is already the perfect pokémon. Team Rocket intrude as usual, this time with gases to confuse the smell of things and higher everyone's voices. Jessie and James dress as Officer Jenny and they use megaphones that give them different voices. They use a Jenny voice to command the Growlithe around, but Pikachu fights them. Jessie dresses as Ash then, and switches to an Ash voice. Pikachu is not confused, making Ash realize how perfect Pikachu really is. The Growlithe continue to attack until they realize the real Officer Jenny, they beat off Team Rocket and the group continue on their way.
Episode 55 (Pokémon Paparazzi)
As Ash and the group continue on their way, they notice a boy trying to take a picture of Pikachu. The boy, whose name is Snap, invites them to his place for pancakes and he tries to get a picture of Pikachu. They don't know that Team Rocket had hired him to capture Pikachu. They misunderstood his ad stating he could "capture" any pokémon. Team Rocket dressed up as an old couple, ask him to "capture" Pikachu and that is what he is doing. Team Rocket show up again and try to get Pikachu, but Snap saves them and Team Rocket is defeated as usual. He agrees to follow the group on their journeys so he can get some shots of rare pokémon.
Episode 56 (The Ultimate Test)
Ash and friends arrive at a school that promises that if you can pass their tests, you can enter the Pokémon League without getting all the badges. Ash enters the school and so do Jessie and James. The tests begin and Jessie is kicked out for complaining the tests are way too hard. Ash and James make it to the third part of the test where you fight with your examiners pokémon. Ash fights with Weezing and wins. James is delighted to see Pikachu by his side, but when he looses to a Graveler, he sends out two pokémon at once which is against the rule and is kicked out. For revenge, they attack the school with the pokémon they got, but the pokémon turned on them because they were owned by the instructor. Ash decides then that it would be easier to get all of the badges rather than go through these tests and he leaves the school.
Episode 57 (The Breeding Center Secret)
While out with their photographer friend Snap, they are taking a few pictures of their pokémon. They see an ad for a breeding center where they treat the pokémon well. Misty brings her Psyduck there and hopes they'll improve it. They find a restaurant where you eat free if you bring in a Psyduck. Misty and the group rush back to the breeding center to discover it is fake. It is a center run by Team Rocket, but not Jessie and James. The boss is angry because they always mess up and trusts this new plan to other members Butch and Cassidy. Team Rocket (Jessie and James) break into the center at the same time not knowing about it and try to steal pokémon. They are all thrown in jail except for Misty who makes it out. Misty gets Pikachu to get Snap's camera which proves their innocence and takes it to Jenny. Butch and Cassidy are arrested as well as Jessie and James, although Jessie and James dig their way out.
Episode 58 (Riddle Me This)
Ash and the group are sailing towards Cinnibar Island, and they happen to meet Gary on the boat, Gary tells them there is no gym on Cinnibar anymore, and they are wasting their time going. When they arrive they meet a strange looking guy who gives information in riddles. He shows them the gym, it is a broken down piece of debris, and hasn't been used in a long time, the gym leader Blaine, was sick of battling tourists who came on vacation, rather than for a Pokémon match. The group try to find a place to stay the night, and unfortunately, all the places are packed with tourists. Ash is beginning to get very hungry, just as he smells something good cooking. They find Gary staying in one of the hotels and they even have an Electabuzz for entertainment, playing some music. Gary decides to offer Ash some leftovers from their banquet, if he'll spin around three times and say "Pikachu", Ash refuses, but Pikachu does it, hoping to help out Ash, but Ash stops Pikachu, just as the star of their show arrives... It's Jigglypuff! Going to sing them a song, the group run away to safety, just as Jigglypuff begins to sing, accompanied by the Electabuzz's music. The whole crowd falls asleep and get some lovely designs on their faces. Ash and the group find the riddle man's hotel, and he offers a free stay as reward for solving a riddle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket attempt to steal the Pokémon inside the lab on the island, Ash stops them as usual, with help from his Pokémon. They get to a hot spring, when Togepi jumps on a lever that opens a secret passage. They follow it down to see a hidden Pokémon gym! The riddle man is there to greet them, as he reveals his true identity, he is Blaine, and is ready to battle Ash. The battle is tough, with Squirtle first loosing, and Charizard refusing to battle, Pikachu makes a comeback, by defeating Rhydon, through a direct shock to it's horn. Blaine then calls Magmar, who Pikachu is unable to beat.. Magmar uses a Fire Blast attack, it's coming... Is Pikachu about to become ash? (pun not intended!).....
Episode 59 (Volcanic Panic)
Pikachu is swallowed up by Magmar's fire blast attack. Luckily Pikachu had dodged it and was hanging on to the edge. Pikachu crawled back up and safe from the lava below, as Ash forfeit's the match. Blaine congratulates Ash for making a wise choice, and directs them to the hot springs. Meanwhile, Team Rocket prepares freeze guns to put Magmar on ice, literally. They enter the arena, to find Magmar, and fire at it. Magmar is frozen solid, as Jessie and James celebrate, Magmar melts through the ice. In a panic, they freeze over the entire gym. This causes the Volcano walls to crack, and lava begins to pour into the arena. Ash calls Charizard to throw rocks to block the flow of lava, but refuses to listen. Magmar begins to throw rocks, but it is no good. When Charizard sees the problem, it begins to throw rocks, and Brock and Misty's Pokémon help too. The flow is stopped, and Blaine offers another chance to Ash to win the Volcano badge. They battle atop the Volcano, Charizard vs. Magmar. It is a tough battle, but Charizard prevails. Unfortunately, Charizard stops listening to Ash after the battle. Blaine gives a Volcano badge to Ash and they continue on their way.
Episode 60 (Beach Blank-Out Blastoise)
Ash and friends are running to catch the last ferry off of Cinnibar Island, and just as they are approaching the ferry, they collide with a Wartortle, it was running to find help for it's leader, Blastoise. Wartortle and Ash's squirtle, with the squirtle squad sunglasses, swim to the Squirtle Island. They find everyone on the island asleep, including Blastoise. Ash and Squirtle check out Blastoise, and hear a strange noise which puts them to sleep. Pikachu manages to wake them all up, and then they try to wake up Blastoise. It eventually wakes up on it's own, when the strange noise stops. Squirtle then notices something stuck in one of Blastoise's Hydro cannons. It is squishy and pink (can you guess what it is?!?) And then it's ear sticks out. Then the noise starts again and everyone falls asleep. Team Rocket intrude on the island, hoping to catch Blastoise, but Meowth, the one who went to get Blastoise, fell asleep, they dragged him back, slapped him a few times, and threw him back. They then used their Gyarados grabber (I forgot to mention they came on their Mecha-Gyarados). They successfully got away, until they hear the noise coming out of Blastoise's shell. They begin to sink into the water but all the Squirtles and Wartortles save them. Back on the island Team Rocket chase the Squirtles and Wortortles around, and so Ash's Squirtle and Pikachu try to wake up Blastoise. They succeed, and guess what pops out? It's Jigglypuff! And Jigglypuff is blown away into the Mecha Gyarados. Blastoise successfully drives off Team Rocket, except Jigglypuff is still inside, luckily Jigglypuff is blasted out and lands on the island. Jigglypuff sings, everyone sleeps, everyone gets scribbled on. Misty is annoyed because the marker scribbling makes her look like a cartoon character, Ash chimes in, "Like that could ever happen!"
Episode 61 (The Misty Mermaid)
On the way to Viridian City, Misty notices that Horsea isn't feeling well. She decides to take Horsea back to Cerulean gym to get a chance to swim around in their bigger pool. Her sisters get an idea to generate publicity for the gym by having an underwater ballet. To everyone's surprise, they picked Misty to be the star of the show. They begin the show, Misty swims around a little with the Pokémon as they tell the story, she swims into a hidden area for a desperatly needed breath of air, and goes back to the audience. Then, it's time for everyone in mermaid land to go to sleep, the large shell closes on Misty, and gives her the chance to take out a breathing device while no one is looking. Team Rocket tie up the two sisters who were to play the villians, and replace them on stage, Jessie dressed as a male dancer, and James in a ballerina costume.hahah. They try to steal all the Pokémon, and are defeated by Ash and Pikachu as usual. The crowd believes that the entire attack was staged and applauds the show. The show was successful in generating publicity for the gym, and everyone is lining up to buy tickets to their next shows. Misty leaves Horsea, and Starmie with her sisters, and the group continue onward to Viridian city.
Episode 62 (Clefairy Tales)
Jigglypuff is taking a walk through the woods, singing it's favorite song. A Caterpie and Pidgey falls out of the trees, and Jigglypuff draws on their faces, only to be knocked out with a tea pot. When Jigglypuff gets back up, it discovers a space ship crashed in the woods, Some Clefairy come out, the leader with a flower on it's head. Meanwhile, the gang are enjoying some ice cream, just as they spot a Clefairy, they chase after it, while their stuff is stolen (including the ice cream! and Ash didn't even get to taste the chocolate!) So, they report it to Officer Jenny, and they find out lots of people have had their stuff stolen. They meet a guy named Oswald, who thinks aliens have stolen their stuff, just then, two mysterious beings land, and take Pikachu. It's Jessie and James, being lifted with a crane, by Meowth. Ash stops them, only to have Pikachu taken by a Clefairy. They follow it into a manhole, which leads to an underground cave, they find a new space ship the Clefairy are building, and it's about to launch! They board the ship to find Pikachu, behind glass, they plan to use Pikachu to power their space ship. The Clefairy jump in to guard, and then, Jigglypuff walks in on the whole scene, walks up to one of the clefairy, and... SLAP!!! Jigglypuff whacks the Clefairy, then the battle begins.. Jigglypuff slaps around all the Clefairy knocking them all out. Jigglypuff, then finds the master control room, and so does Oswald. Jigglypuff slaps around the master Clefairy, and the Clefairy puts up a good fight, slapping back, Oswald fiddles with the control, (which was Jigglypuff's marker/microphone), and breaks it off, Jigglypuff grabs it, and starts singing. As everyone is asleep, the rocket blasts off, Pikachu is hit in the nose with a mallet, which startles him, and then Pikachu's electric shock begins to power the space ship. In mid-air, Team Rocket try to abandon the ship, but they are in the wrong side, and they break off, to crash into the land, Ash and the group, manage to use Bulbasaur to wrap it's vines around the point of a skyscraper, and they swing to safety. The ship soon crashes in the woods, and Oswald, along with the Clefairy scare the people camping out there..
Episode 63 (The Battle of the Badge)
The gang arrive in Viridian city. They find the gym where Ash is about to battle, just as Gary shows up bragging about having 10 Badges! He enters the gym just for practice. Gary's battle with Giovanni is quite easy, winning against Giovanni's Kingler and Rhydon, with his Nidoking and Arcanine. Then, Giovanni decides to bring out a new Pokémon.... Gary is defenseless against it, as it brings chaos to the whole gym. Meanwhile, Ash in carelessness flings Togepi into the air, as it lands with Team Rocket, and Jessie and James struggle to capture it, they eventually present it to Giovanni, only to find Giovanni only wants rare and powerful Pokémon. Ash finds the gym in a wreck, as he wakes up Gary. Gary is terrified, as he describes this new Pokémon as truly evil. Ash goes in to compete, to be totally surprised to find the gym masters are Jessie and James, as Giovanni had to leave for an emergency. The battle is intense, as the trainer is electrically shocked as their Pokémon get hurt. The shocks bring Ash to his knees, just as he sends out Pidgeotto, who beats Jessie's Pokémon, shocking her. Meowth has a control panel, to blow up the opponents side of the playing field, but Gary bursts in to stop him. The match finishes and Ash wins, Jessie is completely fried. Then, Togepi decides to play with the explosion controller, and accidentally sends Jessie and James flying. Gary's cheerleaders do a cheer for Ash. Then, the group continue along, realizing that Ash doesn't know where the Pokémon League is, they decide to head back to Pallet Town, to ask Professor Oak, and Visit home.
Episode 64 (It's Mr. Mimie Time!)
The group is getting closer and closer to Pallet, just as Ash is running towards home, he crashes into a wall. The wall is totally invisible, created by a Mr. Mime. Just then, a girl from the circus shows up, to try to catch Mr. Mime, Ash protests that he was going to catch it, but Brock holds him back, then it gets away. They arrive back at the circus, where their Mr. Mime is incredibly lazy, sitting around and eating snacks. They dress Ash up as a Mr. Mime to be in the show, hoping to make Mr. Mime jealous of Ash, and try to do better. Team Rocket swoop in, and steal Ash, thinking it's Mr. Mime. Meanwhile, Ash's Mom brings Brock and Misty to her house. Just as they are leaving, Mr. Mime comes knocking on the window, Ash's mom thinks it's Ash, and brings him in for a snack. Ash then arrives, in the Meowth balloon, he stole from Team Rocket, and comes home. His mom then realizes that it was a real Mr. Mime, and then Ash asks Mr. Mime to help him. Ash's mom asks Mr. Mime to help Ash and it agrees. Later, Team Rocket burst out with a tank, trying to steal the Pokémon from the circus, Mr. Mime builds a wall to stop them, they turn around, and the circuses Mr. Mime builds a wall to stop them. Eventually surrounding them, they try to escape, but end up blasting themselves off again...
Episode 65 (Showdown at the Po-ké Corrall)
Ash is there... and ready to take on anyone who challenges him. He's at the Pokémon League! He throws the Pokéball to begin the first battle... wait... no.. it can't be.. Ahhh! (The Poke-ball is trying to capture Ash! He can feel himself being pulled in! No, he was only dreaming, and Mr. Mime had the vacuum cleaner to hhead. So, he and the group head out to Professor Oak's lab. They find that Gary is also visiting. After comparing the two boys' Pokédexes, he concludes that Ash has seen more Pokémon, but Gary has caught more Pokémon! Oak informs Ash that the Pokémon League is only once a year, and happening in two months. They go into the Poké-ball room, to see all the Pokémon of the people of Pallet town, and notice all 20 |